ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,988, issued on June 24, was assigned to GateArm Technologies Inc. (Port St. Lucie, Fla.).

"Telescopic vehicle barrier with illumination strip" was invented by Russel Lumsden (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Jaikeeshan Sirju (North Lauderdale, Fla.) and Bryce C. Fortney (Stuart, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle barrier system employing a first gate arm having a first continuous side wall with a first channel, a second gate arm slidably insertable into the first gate arm having a second channel, and a third gate arm slidably insertable into the second gate arm with a third channel. A fastener secures the extended gate arms to a des...